I'd be very surprised if the acquisition cost ends up higher than the 3rd they would have to spend on Elliott.
Initial reaction:
-Treliving and Maloney know this guy's character and ability level well
-Treliving has swung and missed a couple times with goalie acquisitions, so I am hopeful that this is a player he is fully confident about
-Smith can play a lot of games
-His age makes me nervous
-He is excellent at playing the puck most of the time, but I have seen him make some foolish mistakes as well by trying to do too much with it
-I wonder if this means they will give Rittich a shot as the back up?
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